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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fourteen through Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sacks ask migraine patients to do in order to see if they can determine a cause or a condition which might lead to migraines?
(a) Video log.
(b) Go for a run during a headache.
(c) A count of their medication usage.
(d) Journal.

2. __________ emotions, exercise, and excitement are also regularly blamed for migraines though Sacks thinks this is only a part of the answer.
(a) Violent.
(b) Quick.
(c) Poor.
(d) Excessive.

3. One man experienced a ________ sensation in his left foot during the course of a migraine.
(a) Tickling.
(b) Tingling.
(c) Pain.
(d) Trembling.

4. Into how many categories does Sacks divide the drugs that are available for the treatment of migraines?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

5. Those that are told to lighten up on their ________ are much more likely to ignore this advice than to take it from a physician.
(a) Exercise.
(b) Awards.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Food intake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some people ascribe to the idea that a migraine may just be a/an ___________ reaction to the rest of the world.

2. The ________ with which the patient should be seen depends on the tendency toward the migraines, according to Sacks.

3. The general rule for __________ is that they are present early in life and then they tend to taper off in time.

4. Other researchers think there might be a certain __________ or grace to those who suffer from migraines, according to their work.

5. Another uncommon drug therapy for migraines which has been prescribed by Sacks is _____________.

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